Methods for the on-line analysis of fluid streams
First Claim
1. A method of analyzing on-line a stream of liquid flowing to, through, and beyond a treatment zone in which said liquid is subjected to treatment to remove therefrom at least a portion of a compound of interest that is at least partially immiscible with said liquid, said method comprising dispensing a quantity of said compound of interest into said stream so as to uniformly disperse said compound of interest into said stream at a point upstream from said zone;
- extracting from said stream downstream from said point and upstream from said zone a first sample of said compound of interest;
treating said stream and the remainder of said compound of interest in said zone;
discharging said stream and any remaining portion of said compound of interest from said zone;
extracting from said stream downstream from said zone a second sample of said compound of interest; and
analyzing the extracted first and second samples to determine the effect of the treatment in said zone on said compound of interest.
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Abstract
Method for optimizing a treatment for removing organic substances from a chemical process stream wherein known quantities and kinds of organic or other compounds are injected into and dissolved in the stream prior to treatment thereof. Samples of the compounds are extracted from the stream before and after treatment thereof and compared with one another to determine the efficiency of the treatment.
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1. A method of analyzing on-line a stream of liquid flowing to, through, and beyond a treatment zone in which said liquid is subjected to treatment to remove therefrom at least a portion of a compound of interest that is at least partially immiscible with said liquid, said method comprising dispensing a quantity of said compound of interest into said stream so as to uniformly disperse said compound of interest into said stream at a point upstream from said zone;
- extracting from said stream downstream from said point and upstream from said zone a first sample of said compound of interest;
treating said stream and the remainder of said compound of interest in said zone;
discharging said stream and any remaining portion of said compound of interest from said zone;
extracting from said stream downstream from said zone a second sample of said compound of interest; and
analyzing the extracted first and second samples to determine the effect of the treatment in said zone on said compound of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- extracting from said stream downstream from said point and upstream from said zone a first sample of said compound of interest;
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7. A method of analyzing on-line a stream of liquid flowing to, through, and beyond a treatment zone in which said liquid is subjected to treatment to affect at least one compound of interest therein that is at least partially immiscible with said liquid, said method comprising dispensing a quantity of said at least one compound of interest into said stream;
- forming at a point upstream from said zone a dispersion of said at least one compound of interest in said stream;
extracting from said stream downstream from said point and upstream from said zone a first sample of said at least one compound of interest;
treating said stream and the remainder of said at least one compound of interest in said zone with a reagent capable of affecting said at least one compound of interest;
extracting from said stream downstream from said zone a second sample of said at least one compound of interest; and
analyzing the extracted first and second samples to determine the effect of the treatment in said zone on said at least one compound of interest therein. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
- forming at a point upstream from said zone a dispersion of said at least one compound of interest in said stream;
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